On a warm, bright sunny afternoon in Colorado, several Broncos offense players showed leg for Thanksgiving.

No player wore shorter shorts during practice Thursday than receiver and former GQ cover boy Eric Decker.

“It was a nice, beautiful day out, so we figured we’d have a little team bonding, have some fun with it,” Decker said.

Most of the Broncos’ offensive linemen were also fashioning short shorts.

“It’s just a little changeup,” said coach John Fox. “Some looked better than others. The offense decided it was time for some grays (shorts). I don’t know if they were mimicking my hairdo or what, but they had a good practice.”

The Broncos play the AFC West-rival San Diego Chargers on Sunday in Qualcomm Stadium and for the first time in his career, running back Willis McGahee will be positioned in the front line for the pregame stretch. McGahee replaced waived quarterback Kyle Orton as a team captain this week.

The Broncos will be fairly healthy for the game Sunday. Only tight end Daniel Fells (concussion), safety David Bruton (Achilles) and cornerback Cassius Vaughn (hamstring) were limited in practice Thursday.

Mike Klis was with The Denver Post from Jan. 1, 1998 before leaving in 2015 to join KUSA 9News. He covered the Rockies and Major League Baseball until the 2005 All-Star break, when he was asked to start covering the Broncos.

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